Chilled Iced Tea
Word Order Practice
Listen to each sentence and arrange the words in the correct order. Click on words to move them to your answer area.
Green checkmark (✓) means your current word order is correct so far. Red X (✗) means there's an error in the order.
Why Word Order Matters in English
Word order is crucial in English because it affects meaning. Unlike some languages that use case endings or particles to show word relationships, English relies heavily on word order to convey meaning.
This exercise helps you:
- Internalize English sentence patterns
- Recognize how common phrasal verbs fit into sentences
- Develop a natural feel for correct English structure
- Improve both listening and grammar simultaneously
1
0
/5
drives
is
what
Excitement
Phil
Excitement
is
what
drives
Phil
2
0
/25
nearly
excitement
he
it
been
and
as
the
for
animals
for
exotic
much
ten
years
smuggling
and
capturing
the
as
for
He
money
does
has
He
has
been
capturing
and
smuggling
exotic
animals
for
nearly
ten
years
and
he
does
it
as
much
for
the
excitement
as
for
the
money
3
0
/10
a
was
unpredictable
who
with
very
partner
Once
he
worked
Once
he
worked
with
a
partner
who
was
very
unpredictable
4
0
/18
stand
keep
told
so
were
his
crossing
quiet
they
didn't
he
they
out
the
partner
to
As
border
As
they
were
crossing
the
border
he
told
his
partner
to
keep
quiet
so
they
didn't
stand
out
5
0
/12
did
have
guard
not
pay
to
the
enough
border
money
Phil
off
Phil
did
not
have
enough
money
to
pay
off
the
border
guard
6
0
/14
His
got
agent
too
customs
with
Phil
and
argue
to
the
partner
angry
began
His
partner
began
to
argue
with
the
customs
agent
and
Phil
got
angry
too
7
0
/13
partner
guards
Things
up
and
were
his
then
to
the
heat
arrested
beginning
Things
were
beginning
to
heat
up
and
then
the
guards
arrested
his
partner
8
0
/10
sat
just
Phil
so
down
partner
violently
His
fighting
started
His
partner
started
fighting
violently
so
Phil
just
sat
down
9
0
/14
is
They
jail
and
out
his
locked
chilling
guy
that
now
in
up
partner
They
locked
up
his
partner
and
now
that
guy
is
chilling
out
in
jail
10
0
/18
iced
Phil
got
a
through
chilling
teas
is
bar
out
now
he
and
chilled
safely
also
in
sipping
Phil
got
through
safely
and
now
he
is
also
chilling
out
in
a
bar
sipping
chilled
iced
teas
Tips for Effective Practice
- Always listen to the audio first before attempting to order the words
- Pay attention to common patterns like subject-verb-object
- Notice how common phrasal verbs are positioned in sentences
- If you make a mistake, use it as a learning opportunity - try to understand why the correct order is different
- After completing each sentence, listen to the audio again while reading your correctly ordered sentence